Question

the city gardener ordered 1,680 tulip bulbs for riverside park. the bulbs were shipped in 35 boxes with an equal number of bulbs in each box. how many tulip bulbs were in each box?
\\(35\overline{)1680}\\)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

We need to find the number of tulip bulbs in each box, so we divide the total number of bulbs (1680) by the number of boxes (35). The division is \(1680\div35\).

Step2: Perform the division

We can simplify the division. Notice that both 1680 and 35 are divisible by 5. \(1680\div5 = 336\) and \(35\div5=7\). Now we have \(336\div7\). Since \(7\times48 = 336\), so \(1680\div35 = 48\).

Answer:

48